The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-12
GEN ERAL NEWS.

CLxAB and hot
J BUSINESS good.
RIVER falling slowly.
FIVE boats leaving today.
THE II. L. Cobb is due from Arkan
sas river.
The Ohickasaw Ia the "Wednesday
packet for White river.
The City OF Cairo, from 81. Louis "a
Vicksburg, was looked Tor last night
CAPr. CHARLES MILLS has sold the
steamer Gondola TO the government
The Joe Peters will probably leave
here tomorrow evening for Arkansas
river.
WHKS the City OF ~. Louis passed
Vicksourg she had 1000 tons Of
freight.
THK City of 81. Louis was expected
to pass here las. night on her way 10
81. Louis.
GKoRoK L. 0'HARA, OF Cairo, is ohisi
clerk OF the Annie p. Silver. He has
bought an interest In the boat.
TnK L. b. Sims, Capt. Sims, is the
Independent packet leaving here this
evening for Cairo and 81. Louie. WIN.
Fitzgerald is her clerk.
The repairs to the Kate Adams and
James LIE have not been completed,
and they will not resume their trips
until the latter part Of the week.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
here tomorrow are the Bale Memphis,
for Vlcksburg, at 10 N. m, and the
City OF Vicksburg, for st. Louis, at
6p. m.
TuK Coahoma, Capt Claggeti, leaves
at b o'clock this evening for Helena
and Friars Point. William Ashford,
viii DAnagh and George Cunnin Z.
ham are her clerks.
The d set steamer Gayoso, Capt. W.
p. Hall, leaves here at o O'Clock this
evening for Tiptonyille and all way
landings on the upper coast. Mr.,
MerS ~ 10 her clerk.
The Rome Mscresdy, Capt Hlsslns,
leaves this evening for Osceola and all
way points on the upper cosst. VIM.
Smither, Sid Wheeler and Charlie
Lef.wich are her clerks.
The Will 4. Hays, Capt. CLAYTON,
leaves here this evening i1r Helena,
Terrsne, Coneordia, Arkansas City
and all way landings. William
Banker, Lew Price aud Harry Bees,
are her clerks.
The river ISIS low mp about French
island, on the Ohio, that sleamb a
pilots are forced 10 leave their boat,
aud walk ahead and hurt for th,
channel with a bulls eye, then z,
back and pilot the cleaner through.
The owners OF the lower whariboaI
at Louisville, this season, will charge
80 cents per ton for all business trans.
acted over II by outtide steamers. The
former price was 80 cents per ton. II
might make some people about the
Falls City feel funny 10 see another
whariboat there.
The Arkansas City, from Vlcksburg,
passed 10 81. LouiS last night. bhe
put o1 at the elevator 40 bales OF cot
ton, and added 30 tons OF freight for
way points. Capt. Brolaski reports
the channel very ragged between this
port and Helena. bat below that point
the river is pretty good Seven and y
hal feet was found at Lelands and
seven feet al Fdars Point.
THE receipts by the local packets
Yesterday were as follows; win 4.
Hays, from Arkansas City, 2 o bales
cotton, Ill bagI eeed cotton, 1889
sacks cotton reed, and lO3 packages OF
tundIies Ooahoms, from fdars Point,
$40 bales cotton, ~ bags seed cotton,
458 sacks colt n seed, 80 packages
tu1dries. 0ayosa, from Tptonyille, 90
bales cotton, 10 bags seed cotton, 4i6
sacks cotton seed, 8l2 sacks corn, 40
bales straw, 10 heed stock, aud 5000
feet lumber; Rene Maoready, from
Oeoeols, 3ij bales cotton, 20 bsgs seed
cotton, 1887 sacks cotton seed.